Florida Senate - 2019              PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
       Bill No. SB 1366
       
       
       
       
       
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       Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on Appropriations
       (Appropriations Subcommittee on Education)
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to education; amending s. 1002.20,
    3         F.S.; providing that students be exempted from certain
    4         portions of the comprehensive health education
    5         curriculum upon a written request by the parent to the
    6         school principal; amending s. 1002.45, F.S.; revising
    7         requirements for qualifications of virtual instruction
    8         program providers; revising the length of time for
    9         which the Department of Education’s conditional
   10         approval of a provider is valid; amending s. 1003.42,
   11         F.S.; revising the health education concepts required
   12         to be taught by instructional staff of public schools;
   13         amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; revising science credits
   14         required for a standard high school diploma; amending
   15         s. 1007.2616, F.S.; authorizing school districts and
   16         consortiums of school districts to apply to the
   17         Department of Education for funding for professional
   18         development for classroom teachers to provide
   19         instruction in computer science courses and content;
   20         deleting a provision providing that one credit in
   21         computer science and the earning of related industry
   22         certifications constitutes the equivalent of up to one
   23         credit of the science requirement for high school
   24         graduation; amending s. 1008.44, F.S.; expanding the
   25         number of CAPE Digital Tool certificates relating to
   26         certain areas which the department must annually
   27         identify and the Commissioner of Education may
   28         recommend; reenacting ss. 1002.20(8), 1002.3105(5),
   29         1003.4281(1), 1003.4285(1), 1003.49(1),
   30         1004.935(1)(c), 1006.15(3)(a), 1007.271(2) and (9),
   31         1008.25(2)(f), 1009.531(1)(b), and 1009.893(4), F.S.,
   32         relating to Academically Challenging Curriculum to
   33         Enhance Learning (ACCEL) options; K-12 student and
   34         parent rights; early high school graduation; standard
   35         high school diploma designations; graduation and
   36         promotion requirements for publicly operated schools;
   37         the Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education
   38         Program; student standards for participation in
   39         interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular
   40         student activities and related regulations; dual
   41         enrollment programs; public school student
   42         progression, student support, and reporting
   43         requirements; Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
   44         Program and student eligibility requirements for
   45         initial awards; and the Benacquisto Scholarship
   46         Program, respectively, to incorporate the amendment
   47         made to s. 1003.4282, F.S., in references thereto;
   48         providing an effective date.
   49          
   50  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   51  
   52         Section 1. Paragraph (n) is added to subsection (3) of
   53  section 1002.20, Florida Statutes, to read:
   54         1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public
   55  school students must receive accurate and timely information
   56  regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed
   57  of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12
   58  students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory
   59  rights including, but not limited to, the following:
   60         (3) HEALTH ISSUES.—
   61         (n) Comprehensive health education.—A public school student
   62  whose parent makes a written request to the school principal
   63  shall be exempted from any portion of the comprehensive health
   64  education required under s. 1003.42(2)(n) which the parent finds
   65  objectionable.
   66         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   67  1002.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   68         1002.45 Virtual instruction programs.—
   69         (2) PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS.—
   70         (a) The department shall annually publish online a list of
   71  providers approved to offer virtual instruction programs. To be
   72  approved by the department, a provider must document that it:
   73         1. Is nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies,
   74  employment practices, and operations;
   75         2. Complies with the antidiscrimination provisions of s.
   76  1000.05;
   77         3. Locates an administrative office or offices in this
   78  state, requires its administrative staff to be state residents,
   79  requires all instructional staff to be Florida-certified
   80  teachers under chapter 1012 and conducts background screenings
   81  for all employees or contracted personnel, as required by s.
   82  1012.32, using state and national criminal history records;
   83         4. Provides to parents and students specific information
   84  posted and accessible online that includes, but is not limited
   85  to, the following teacher-parent and teacher-student contact
   86  information for each course:
   87         a. How to contact the instructor via phone, e-mail, or
   88  online messaging tools.
   89         b. How to contact technical support via phone, e-mail, or
   90  online messaging tools.
   91         c. How to contact the administration office via phone, e
   92  mail, or online messaging tools.
   93         d. Any requirement for regular contact with the instructor
   94  for the course and clear expectations for meeting the
   95  requirement.
   96         e. The requirement that the instructor in each course must,
   97  at a minimum, conduct one contact via phone with the parent and
   98  the student each month;
   99         5. Possesses prior, successful experience offering online
  100  courses to elementary, middle, or high school students.
  101  Successful experience may be as demonstrated by showing, for
  102  students in this state, quantified student learning gains in
  103  each subject area and grade level provided for consideration as
  104  an instructional program option. or, for students in other
  105  states, quantified student learning gains using other statewide
  106  assessments, nationally recognized assessments, or other third
  107  party pre- and post-assessments. However, for a provider without
  108  sufficient prior, successful experience offering online courses,
  109  the department may conditionally approve the provider to offer
  110  courses measured pursuant to subparagraph (8)(a)2. Conditional
  111  approval shall be valid for 2 school years 1 school year only
  112  and, based on the provider’s experience in offering the courses,
  113  the department shall determine whether to grant approval to
  114  offer a virtual instruction program;
  115         6. Is accredited by a regional accrediting association as
  116  defined by State Board of Education rule;
  117         7. Ensures instructional and curricular quality through a
  118  detailed curriculum and student performance accountability plan
  119  that addresses every subject and grade level it intends to
  120  provide through contract with the school district, including:
  121         a. Courses and programs that meet the standards of the
  122  International Association for K-12 Online Learning and the
  123  Southern Regional Education Board.
  124         b. Instructional content and services that align with, and
  125  measure student attainment of, student proficiency in the Next
  126  Generation Sunshine State Standards.
  127         c. Mechanisms that determine and ensure that a student has
  128  satisfied requirements for grade level promotion and high school
  129  graduation with a standard diploma, as appropriate;
  130         8. Publishes for the general public, in accordance with
  131  disclosure requirements adopted in rule by the State Board of
  132  Education, as part of its application as a provider and in all
  133  contracts negotiated pursuant to this section:
  134         a. Information and data about the curriculum of each full
  135  time and part-time program.
  136         b. School policies and procedures.
  137         c. Certification status and physical location of all
  138  administrative and instructional personnel.
  139         d. Hours and times of availability of instructional
  140  personnel.
  141         e. Student-teacher ratios.
  142         f. Student completion and promotion rates.
  143         g. Student, educator, and school performance accountability
  144  outcomes;
  145         9. If the provider is a Florida College System institution,
  146  employs instructors who meet the certification requirements for
  147  instructional staff under chapter 1012; and
  148         10. Performs an annual financial audit of its accounts and
  149  records conducted by an independent certified public accountant
  150  which is in accordance with rules adopted by the Auditor
  151  General, is conducted in compliance with generally accepted
  152  auditing standards, and includes a report on financial
  153  statements presented in accordance with generally accepted
  154  accounting principles.
  155         Section 3. Paragraph (n) of subsection (2) of 1003.42,
  156  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  157         1003.42 Required instruction.—
  158         (2) Members of the instructional staff of the public
  159  schools, subject to the rules of the State Board of Education
  160  and the district school board, shall teach efficiently and
  161  faithfully, using the books and materials required that meet the
  162  highest standards for professionalism and historical accuracy,
  163  following the prescribed courses of study, and employing
  164  approved methods of instruction, the following:
  165         (n) Comprehensive health education that addresses concepts
  166  of community health; consumer health; environmental health;
  167  family life, including an awareness of the benefits of sexual
  168  abstinence as the expected standard and the consequences of
  169  teenage pregnancy; mental and emotional health; injury
  170  prevention and safety; Internet safety; nutrition; personal
  171  health; prevention and control of disease; and substance use and
  172  abuse;. The health education curriculum for students in grades 7
  173  through 12 shall include a teen dating violence and abuse
  174  component that includes, but is not limited to, the definition
  175  of dating violence and abuse, the warning signs of dating
  176  violence and abusive behavior; techniques for students and
  177  teachers to recognize, prevent, and respond to child abuse; and
  178  the dangers and warning signs of human trafficking, the
  179  characteristics of healthy relationships, measures to prevent
  180  and stop dating violence and abuse, and community resources
  181  available to victims of dating violence and abuse. The State
  182  Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards and pursue
  183  assessment of the requirements of this subsection. A character
  184  development program that incorporates the values of the
  185  recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and that is
  186  offered as part of a social studies, English Language Arts, or
  187  other schoolwide character building and veteran awareness
  188  initiative meets the requirements of paragraphs (s) and (t).
  189         Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
  190  1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  191         1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.—
  192         (3) STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT
  193  REQUIREMENTS.—
  194         (c) Three credits in science.—Two of the three required
  195  credits must have a laboratory component. A student must earn
  196  one credit in Biology I and two credits in equally rigorous
  197  courses. The statewide, standardized Biology I EOC assessment
  198  constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course grade. A
  199  student who earns an industry certification for which there is a
  200  statewide college credit articulation agreement approved by the
  201  State Board of Education or who earns credit in a computer
  202  science course, as identified in s. 1007.2616, may substitute
  203  the certification or the computer science credit for one science
  204  credit, except for Biology I.
  205         Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and paragraph
  206  (a) of subsection (6) of section 1007.2616, Florida Statutes,
  207  are amended to read:
  208         1007.2616 Computer science and technology instruction.—
  209         (4)(a) Subject to legislative appropriation, a school
  210  district or a consortium of school districts may apply to the
  211  department, in a format prescribed by the department, for
  212  funding to deliver or facilitate training for classroom teachers
  213  to earn an educator certificate in computer science pursuant to
  214  s. 1012.56, or an industry certification associated with a
  215  course identified in the Course Code Directory pursuant to
  216  paragraph (2)(b), or for high-quality professional development
  217  for teachers to provide instruction in computer science courses
  218  and content. Such funding shall only be used to provide training
  219  for classroom teachers and to pay fees for examinations that
  220  lead to a credential pursuant to this paragraph.
  221         (6) High school students must be provided opportunities to
  222  take computer science courses to satisfy high school graduation
  223  requirements, including, but not limited to, the following:
  224         (a) High school computer science courses of sufficient
  225  rigor, as identified by the commissioner, such that one credit
  226  in computer science and the earning of related industry
  227  certifications constitute the equivalent of up to one credit of
  228  the mathematics requirement, with the exception of Algebra I or
  229  higher-level mathematics, or up to one credit of the science
  230  requirement, with the exception of Biology I or higher-level
  231  science, for high school graduation. Computer science courses
  232  and technology-related industry certifications that are
  233  identified as eligible for meeting mathematics or science
  234  requirements for high school graduation shall be included in the
  235  Course Code Directory.
  236         Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
  237  1008.44, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  238         1008.44 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List and CAPE
  239  Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List.—
  240         (1) Pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and 1003.492, the Department
  241  of Education shall, at least annually, identify, under rules
  242  adopted by the State Board of Education, and the Commissioner of
  243  Education may at any time recommend adding the following
  244  certificates, certifications, and courses:
  245         (b) No more than 30 15 CAPE Digital Tool certificates
  246  limited to the areas of word processing; spreadsheets; sound,
  247  motion, and color presentations; digital arts; cybersecurity;
  248  and coding pursuant to s. 1003.4203(3) that do not articulate
  249  for college credit. Such certificates shall be annually
  250  identified on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List and
  251  updated solely by the Chancellor of Career and Adult Education.
  252  The certificates shall be made available to students in
  253  elementary school and middle school grades and, if earned by a
  254  student, shall be eligible for additional full-time equivalent
  255  membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
  256         Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  257  made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a
  258  reference thereto, subsection (8) of section 1002.20, Florida
  259  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  260         1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public
  261  school students must receive accurate and timely information
  262  regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed
  263  of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12
  264  students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory
  265  rights including, but not limited to, the following:
  266         (8) STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.—Parents of public school
  267  students with disabilities and parents of public school students
  268  in residential care facilities are entitled to notice and due
  269  process in accordance with the provisions of ss. 1003.57 and
  270  1003.58. Public school students with disabilities must be
  271  provided the opportunity to meet the graduation requirements for
  272  a standard high school diploma as set forth in s. 1003.4282 in
  273  accordance with the provisions of ss. 1003.57 and 1008.22.
  274         Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  275  made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a
  276  reference thereto, subsection (5) of section 1002.3105, Florida
  277  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  278         1002.3105 Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance
  279  Learning (ACCEL) options.—
  280         (5) AWARD OF A STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.—A student who
  281  meets the applicable grade 9 cohort graduation requirements of
  282  s. 1003.4282(3)(a)-(e) or s. 1003.4282(9)(a)1.-5., (b)1.-5.,
  283  (c)1.-5., or (d)1.-5., earns three credits in electives, and
  284  earns a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0
  285  scale shall be awarded a standard high school diploma in a form
  286  prescribed by the State Board of Education.
  287         Section 9. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  288  made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a
  289  reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 1003.4281, Florida
  290  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  291         1003.4281 Early high school graduation.—
  292         (1) The purpose of this section is to provide a student the
  293  option of early graduation and receipt of a standard high school
  294  diploma if the student earns 24 credits and meets the graduation
  295  requirements set forth in s. 1003.4282. For purposes of this
  296  section, the term “early graduation” means graduation from high
  297  school in less than 8 semesters or the equivalent.
  298         Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  299  made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a
  300  reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 1003.4285, Florida
  301  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  302         1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designations.—
  303         (1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as
  304  applicable, the following designations if the student meets the
  305  criteria set forth for the designation:
  306         (a) Scholar designation.—In addition to the requirements of
  307  s. 1003.4282, in order to earn the Scholar designation, a
  308  student must satisfy the following requirements:
  309         1. Mathematics.—Earn one credit in Algebra II and one
  310  credit in statistics or an equally rigorous course. Beginning
  311  with students entering grade 9 in the 2014-2015 school year,
  312  pass the Geometry statewide, standardized assessment.
  313         2. Science.—Pass the statewide, standardized Biology I EOC
  314  assessment and earn one credit in chemistry or physics and one
  315  credit in a course equally rigorous to chemistry or physics.
  316  However, a student enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP),
  317  International Baccalaureate (IB), or Advanced International
  318  Certificate of Education (AICE) Biology course who takes the
  319  respective AP, IB, or AICE Biology assessment and earns the
  320  minimum score necessary to earn college credit as identified
  321  pursuant to s. 1007.27(2) meets the requirement of this
  322  subparagraph without having to take the statewide, standardized
  323  Biology I EOC assessment.
  324         3. Social studies.—Pass the statewide, standardized United
  325  States History EOC assessment. However, a student enrolled in an
  326  AP, IB, or AICE course that includes United States History
  327  topics who takes the respective AP, IB, or AICE assessment and
  328  earns the minimum score necessary to earn college credit as
  329  identified pursuant to s. 1007.27(2) meets the requirement of
  330  this subparagraph without having to take the statewide,
  331  standardized United States History EOC assessment.
  332         4. Foreign language.—Earn two credits in the same foreign
  333  language.
  334         5. Electives.—Earn at least one credit in an Advanced
  335  Placement, an International Baccalaureate, an Advanced
  336  International Certificate of Education, or a dual enrollment
  337  course.
  338         (b) Merit designation.—In addition to the requirements of
  339  s. 1003.4282, in order to earn the Merit designation, a student
  340  must attain one or more industry certifications from the list
  341  established under s. 1003.492.
  342         Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  343  made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a
  344  reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 1003.49, Florida
  345  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  346         1003.49 Graduation and promotion requirements for publicly
  347  operated schools.—
  348         (1) Each state or local public agency, including the
  349  Department of Children and Families, the Department of
  350  Corrections, the boards of trustees of universities and Florida
  351  College System institutions, and the Board of Trustees of the
  352  Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, which agency is
  353  authorized to operate educational programs for students at any
  354  level of grades kindergarten through 12, shall be subject to all
  355  applicable requirements of ss. 1002.3105(5), 1003.4281,
  356  1003.4282, 1008.23, and 1008.25. Within the content of these
  357  cited statutes each such state or local public agency or entity
  358  shall be considered a “district school board.”
  359         Section 12. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  360  made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a
  361  reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
  362  1004.935, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  363         1004.935 Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education
  364  Program.—
  365         (1) The Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education
  366  Program is established in the Department of Education in Hardee,
  367  DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties to provide the option of
  368  receiving a scholarship for instruction at private schools for
  369  up to 30 students who:
  370         (c) Are receiving instruction from an instructor in a
  371  private school to meet the high school graduation requirements
  372  in s. 1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282;
  373  
  374  As used in this section, the term “student with a disability”
  375  includes a student who is documented as having an intellectual
  376  disability; a speech impairment; a language impairment; a
  377  hearing impairment, including deafness; a visual impairment,
  378  including blindness; a dual sensory impairment; an orthopedic
  379  impairment; another health impairment; an emotional or
  380  behavioral disability; a specific learning disability,
  381  including, but not limited to, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or
  382  developmental aphasia; a traumatic brain injury; a developmental
  383  delay; or autism spectrum disorder.
  384         Section 13. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  385  made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a
  386  reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
  387  1006.15, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  388         1006.15 Student standards for participation in
  389  interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student
  390  activities; regulation.—
  391         (3)(a) As used in this section and s. 1006.20, the term
  392  “eligible to participate” includes, but is not limited to, a
  393  student participating in tryouts, off-season conditioning,
  394  summer workouts, preseason conditioning, in-season practice, or
  395  contests. The term does not mean that a student must be placed
  396  on any specific team for interscholastic or intrascholastic
  397  extracurricular activities. To be eligible to participate in
  398  interscholastic extracurricular student activities, a student
  399  must:
  400         1. Maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0
  401  scale, or its equivalent, in the previous semester or a
  402  cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale,
  403  or its equivalent, in the courses required by s. 1002.3105(5) or
  404  s. 1003.4282.
  405         2. Execute and fulfill the requirements of an academic
  406  performance contract between the student, the district school
  407  board, the appropriate governing association, and the student’s
  408  parents, if the student’s cumulative grade point average falls
  409  below 2.0, or its equivalent, on a 4.0 scale in the courses
  410  required by s. 1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282. At a minimum, the
  411  contract must require that the student attend summer school, or
  412  its graded equivalent, between grades 9 and 10 or grades 10 and
  413  11, as necessary.
  414         3. Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above on
  415  a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, in the courses required by s.
  416  1002.3105(5) or s. 1003.4282 during his or her junior or senior
  417  year.
  418         4. Maintain satisfactory conduct, including adherence to
  419  appropriate dress and other codes of student conduct policies
  420  described in s. 1006.07(2). If a student is convicted of, or is
  421  found to have committed, a felony or a delinquent act that would
  422  have been a felony if committed by an adult, regardless of
  423  whether adjudication is withheld, the student’s participation in
  424  interscholastic extracurricular activities is contingent upon
  425  established and published district school board policy.
  426         Section 14. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  427  made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in
  428  references thereto, subsections (2) and (9) of section 1007.271,
  429  Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
  430         1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.—
  431         (2) For the purpose of this section, an eligible secondary
  432  student is a student who is enrolled in any of grades 6 through
  433  12 in a Florida public school or in a Florida private school
  434  that is in compliance with s. 1002.42(2) and provides a
  435  secondary curriculum pursuant to s. 1003.4282. Students who are
  436  eligible for dual enrollment pursuant to this section may enroll
  437  in dual enrollment courses conducted during school hours, after
  438  school hours, and during the summer term. However, if the
  439  student is projected to graduate from high school before the
  440  scheduled completion date of a postsecondary course, the student
  441  may not register for that course through dual enrollment. The
  442  student may apply to the postsecondary institution and pay the
  443  required registration, tuition, and fees if the student meets
  444  the postsecondary institution’s admissions requirements under s.
  445  1007.263. Instructional time for dual enrollment may vary from
  446  900 hours; however, the full-time equivalent student membership
  447  value shall be subject to the provisions in s. 1011.61(4). A
  448  student enrolled as a dual enrollment student is exempt from the
  449  payment of registration, tuition, and laboratory fees. Applied
  450  academics for adult education instruction, developmental
  451  education, and other forms of precollegiate instruction, as well
  452  as physical education courses that focus on the physical
  453  execution of a skill rather than the intellectual attributes of
  454  the activity, are ineligible for inclusion in the dual
  455  enrollment program. Recreation and leisure studies courses shall
  456  be evaluated individually in the same manner as physical
  457  education courses for potential inclusion in the program.
  458         (9) The Commissioner of Education shall appoint faculty
  459  committees representing public school, Florida College System
  460  institution, and university faculties to identify postsecondary
  461  courses that meet the high school graduation requirements of s.
  462  1003.4282 and to establish the number of postsecondary semester
  463  credit hours of instruction and equivalent high school credits
  464  earned through dual enrollment pursuant to this section that are
  465  necessary to meet high school graduation requirements. Such
  466  equivalencies shall be determined solely on comparable course
  467  content and not on seat time traditionally allocated to such
  468  courses in high school. The Commissioner of Education shall
  469  recommend to the State Board of Education those postsecondary
  470  courses identified to meet high school graduation requirements,
  471  based on mastery of course outcomes, by their course numbers,
  472  and all high schools shall accept these postsecondary education
  473  courses toward meeting the requirements of s. 1003.4282.
  474         Section 15. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  475  made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a
  476  reference thereto, paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
  477  1008.25, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  478         1008.25 Public school student progression; student support;
  479  reporting requirements.—
  480         (2) STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN.—Each district school board
  481  shall establish a comprehensive plan for student progression
  482  which must provide for a student’s progression from one grade to
  483  another based on the student’s mastery of the standards in s.
  484  1003.41, specifically English Language Arts, mathematics,
  485  science, and social studies standards. The plan must:
  486         (f) Provide instructional sequences by which students in
  487  kindergarten through high school may attain progressively higher
  488  levels of skill in the use of digital tools and applications.
  489  The instructional sequences must include participation in
  490  curricular and instructional options and the demonstration of
  491  competence of standards required pursuant to ss. 1003.41 and
  492  1003.4203 through attainment of industry certifications and
  493  other means of demonstrating credit requirements identified
  494  under ss. 1002.3105, 1003.4203, and 1003.4282.
  495         Section 16. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  496  made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a
  497  reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
  498  1009.531, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  499         1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
  500  student eligibility requirements for initial awards.—
  501         (1) In order to be eligible for an initial award from any
  502  of the three types of scholarships under the Florida Bright
  503  Futures Scholarship Program, a student must:
  504         (b) Earn a standard Florida high school diploma pursuant to
  505  s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282 or a high school
  506  equivalency diploma pursuant to s. 1003.435 unless:
  507         1. The student completes a home education program according
  508  to s. 1002.41; or
  509         2. The student earns a high school diploma from a non
  510  Florida school while living with a parent or guardian who is on
  511  military or public service assignment away from Florida.
  512         Section 17. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  513  made by this act to section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, in a
  514  reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 1009.893, Florida
  515  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  516         1009.893 Benacquisto Scholarship Program.—
  517         (4) In order to be eligible for an award under the
  518  scholarship program, a student must meet the requirements of
  519  paragraph (a) or paragraph (b).
  520         (a) A student who is a resident of this state, as
  521  determined in s. 1009.40 and rules of the State Board of
  522  Education, must:
  523         1. Earn a standard Florida high school diploma or its
  524  equivalent pursuant to s. 1002.3105, s. 1003.4281, s. 1003.4282,
  525  or s. 1003.435 unless:
  526         a. The student completes a home education program according
  527  to s. 1002.41; or
  528         b. The student earns a high school diploma from a non
  529  Florida school while living with a parent who is on military or
  530  public service assignment out of this state;
  531         2. Be accepted by and enroll in a Florida public or
  532  independent postsecondary educational institution that is
  533  regionally accredited; and
  534         3. Be enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate degree program
  535  at an eligible regionally accredited Florida public or
  536  independent postsecondary educational institution during the
  537  fall academic term following high school graduation.
  538         (b) A student who initially enrolls in a baccalaureate
  539  degree program in the 2018-2019 academic year or later and who
  540  is not a resident of this state, as determined in s. 1009.40 and
  541  rules of the State Board of Education, must:
  542         1. Physically reside in this state on or near the campus of
  543  the postsecondary educational institution in which the student
  544  is enrolled;
  545         2. Earn a high school diploma from a school outside Florida
  546  which is comparable to a standard Florida high school diploma or
  547  its equivalent pursuant to s. 1002.3105, s. 1003.4281, s.
  548  1003.4282, or s. 1003.435 or must complete a home education
  549  program in another state; and
  550         3. Be accepted by and enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate
  551  degree program at an eligible regionally accredited Florida
  552  public or independent postsecondary educational institution
  553  during the fall academic term following high school graduation.
  554         Section 18. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.